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23 Richard Cooper

23 Richard Cooper

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    195
  • Position:
    RB
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Angleton, Texas
  • High School:
    Angleton HS

Summary

Biography

Finished his A&M-Commerce career ranked fifth in school history with 3,174 yards rushing… Scored 20 rushing touchdowns… Ran the ball 524 times, averaging 6.1 yards per carry… Also had 393 receiving yards and two touchdowns… Had 11 kickoff returns for 302 yards and a touchdown and 40 yards and a touchdown on a punt return… Overall, finished career with 3,909 all-purpose yards, 24 touchdowns and 144 points scored in 42 career games. Had 15 games with 100 or more rushing yards.
 
2016: First Team All-Conference… Offensive Player of the Week (9/26)… Recorded his second consecutive 1,000 yard season, rushing for 1,004 yards in 11 games as a senior… Finished third in the conference in yards and yard average… Finished fifth in rushing touchdowns with seven… Rushed for two touchdowns against Delta State (9/10)… Set a career high with 224 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 19 carries against A&M-Kingsville… Had 182 yards rushing on 24 attempts and four catches for 34 yards and a touchdown against Western New Mexico (10/15)… Rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown against West Texas A&M (10/29)… Also rushed for 128 yards against Midwestern State (10/8).

2015:
D2Football.com All-American… Lone Star Conference Offensive Back of the Year… All-Lone Star Conference First Team… Lone Star Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 9, Angelo State playoff game)…


Played in all 12 games at running back as a junior… Finished the season with 1,331 rushing yards and seven touchdowns… Caught 10 passes for 122 yards and one touchdown… Threw for one touchdown… Scored a kick return touchdown… Rushed for 100 yards or more in nine games, including eight-straight games to start the season… Rushed for 149 yards and one touchdown against Adams State (9/3)… Rushed for a season-high 158 yards and a touchdown against Texas A&M-Kingsville (9/19)… Rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass against Eastern New Mexico (9/26)… Rushed for 116 yards and threw a 12-yard touchdown pass against West Texas A&M (10/17)… Rushed for 116 yards and returned a kickoff return 88 yards for a touchdown against Angelo State in the first round of the LSC Playoffs (11/7).
 
2014: Played in all 12 games at running back as a sophomore… Finished the season with 736 yards and six touchdowns and a punt return touchdown… Recorded two tackles on special teams… Rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns against East Texas Baptist (9/4)… Returned a punt 40 yards for a touchdown against Eastern New Mexico (9/27)… Rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown against Angelo State (10/11).
 
2013: Played in seven games, making one start as a freshman … Rushed for 103 yards on 24 carries for the season, averaging 4.3 yards per rush … Also caught four passes for 25 yards … Had eight rushes for 31 yards against McMurry (10/19) … Rushed six times for 29 yards at A&M-Kingsville (10/12) … Caught two passes for 22 yards in win over Tarleton State (10/26) … Rushed four times for 26 yards against Southeastern Oklahoma (10/5).

Prior to A&M-Commerce: Two-year letter winner and starter for Angleton… Helped lead the Wildcats to the District 23-4A championship, advancing to the regional semifinals … Rushed for over 2,700 yards during his prep career … As a senior, set single-game school records, rushing for 253 yards and five touchdowns on 20 carries against Tomball … Two-time First Team All-District selection (2011 and 2012)… Also lettered one season in basketball.
 
Personal: Born March 13, 1995… Son of Carla Cooper.

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Historical Player Information

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    2013Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
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    2014Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
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    2015Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
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    2016Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 195 lbs
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